56. The Role of Voluntarism & Volunteerism in America with Elisabeth Clemens
Volunteer Nation
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The Role of Volunteers in American History
I feel like we focus more on individual community heroes in our history rather than associations of people. And the kind of work that often gets done in voluntary groups and volunteer efforts seems less heroic. So there's been a way in which the self-presentation of voluntary associations is cut off from the great narratives of conflict and change.
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